Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Montr0se, the Dark Horse Of the Crowd.
the Winner.
Terrible Marine Disaster-The New
United States Treasurer - Rumored
Death OF Parnen - San Francisco
Notes - Treatment Of O'Brfen De.
nounced-Society Of the Cumberland
London Notes-General News. Etc.,
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
How the Flyers Ran and How tho Win
ner Got There.

LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE bay colt
Montrose, son of the Duke of Montrose
dam Patti, wins the great Kentucky Derby
1t was not a great race, but was a pretty
one. Time, 2:39A. It makes poor com.
parison with Ben Ali's last year, when the
latter lowered the Derby record to 2:36h,
after q magnificent contest, but it is not bad.
The weather in the morning looked little
threatening, and at 2 o'clock q slight
shower fell. 1t lasted only a few minutes
though, and did not affect tho track in the
least. Long before the first drop fell,
streams of vehicles and street cars packed
and crammed, had filed Churchill downs
WITH AN INN MENsE .rHRoNG,
second in number only to the memorable
gathering at the Tenbroeck-Mol Nc
Carthy race. The field was open to the
public and it looked like about one-half of
the big commonwealth of Kentucky had
been dumped down there. In the grand
stand the gay costumes of ladies at the
north end fluttering their fans afforded 9
pleasant contract to the mass of humans
packed together like sardnes over all the
other space available. There must have
been
100000 PEOPLE PRESENT.
General Robinson, of Lexington, Colonel
Green, of St. Louis. and Colonel M. Lewis
Clark were the Judges. The horses got off
in the first race without much trouble. It
was for maiden 2-year-olds and there were
seven starters. Caststeel won in the fast
time of 1:O3Z. Distance, fve-eighths Of q
mile.
The second race. mile and quarter, was
won handily by Montana Regent in ELY
The crowd grew nervous waiting for the
big event of the day, and there wBs a mur-
mur OF applause when Colonel Clark rang
the bell for the Derby.
JIM GORE WAS THE FIRST
out OF the paddock. He galloped by the
stand slowly and was greeted with cheers.
His fore feet we're wrapped with red flannel
and he appeared stiff. Pendennis came next.
The dark brown Califol nian looked we'll and
attracted much attention. Whe nBanburg
appeared, however, he was greeted with
loud cheers, showing where the most of the
money was. He looked fit and his hackers
were confident. The friends OF Pendennis
were also quite enthusiastic. Lucky Bald
win had said before the race he was a bet
ter horse than Goliah, and that was con-
elusive enough to many who got within
range of the circulation Of the statement.
were only seven started. They were:
Banbury, who was ridden by Blay-
lock; Jacobin, Storal; Clarion, Ar
mold; Montrose, Lewis; Pendennis, Muir
ply; Jim Gore, Fitzpatrick and Banyan.
Godfrey. The post odds were 81 to IS
against Banburg, 4 to 1 JacObin, Is to
Clarion, Is to 1 Montrose, Sto Penden-
mis-, to Jim Gore. z to Banyan.
THE DISTANCE WAS ONE MILE AND HALF.
They started out OF the chute and Billy
Cheatham; of Nashville. who sent them
off had only to drop his flag once in vain.
The second time,
AFTER A BREATHLEss SILENCE
"They',e off," went up psimultaneously from
a thousand throats in the grand stand.
Jacobin led off, followed closely by Ban
yam and Montrose, with the
rest in n bunch. As they
swerved into the stretch Banvon leaped
to the front, Montrose maintained a good
second and Jacobin third. Down the
stretch the whole of them closet up
beautifully. Montrose keeping we'll to the
front. As they came down past the grand
stand great shout arose, as they flew by
in the order named-Montrose. Jacobin,
Banburg Banyan. Jim Gore, Pendennls
and Clarion, and Jim Gore seemed to be
taking things easy, maintaining his posi-
ton past the quarter, where Montrose
still led, Banyon and the other, son OF
King Ban, third. Pendennis was
sixth, and Jacobin had dropped
back to the last. Mon
trose still led to the surprise Of all.
Fitzpatrick had been instructed to win
with jim Gore if he had to kill the colt, and
as he laid on the lash the horse was plainly
seen to be limping. Lewis gave Montrose
the rein, as it was nip and tuck between
the two for a moment, but the former held
on nobly and passed under the string win
ner by two lengths, Jim Gore second. He
had led with apparent ease from the grand
stand without a touch OF the whip
and looked able to go another quarter.
Jacobin third. Banburg-the favorite--
fourth, Clarion fifth, Banyan sixth and
Pendennis last. Jim Gore was limping ter.
ribly at the finish. 1t is thought he will
never be able to start again.
Montrose is owned by Libould brothers,
of Cincinnati. and was bred by Milton
Young, at McGrathiana farm. The time
was 2:39K. The timers were: w. s. Barnes,
Ed Carripan and B. C. Thomas.